US President Barack Obama’s birthday today he turns in 49

In Barack Obama’s last birthday before hitting the half century mark, found President Obama even marks the occasion Wednesday with all the surreal advantages and disadvantages that comes with being the most powerful man in the world.



With his wife and youngest daughter on holiday in Spain, and his eldest daughter off at summer camp, Mr. Obama had left to start the big day with the AFL-CIO, only to discover that his protective detail had refused to let the association presents him with a cake. Still, the deflating as it may be, the second bachelor birthday boy can save the day by jumping on Air Force One to fly home to Chicago and hang out with friends?

Obama’s birthday – even though a year short of the milestone 5-0 – was also seen in this election year as a prime fundraising opportunity for Democrats, who fear losing their hold on both houses in Congress in November. E-mail, house parties and other forms of outreach tried to capitalize on Obama’s big day.

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